Morphology : Built in Kind & Everett Creative
“I got my hands on tools for the very first time in my life, which was incredible! I was quite apprehensive, but it just felt so safe and supportive!”
- Christina, workshop participant.
The Soap Factory
Wheeler Place
Fri 27 Sept - Sun 6 Oct
Morphology: explore the themes of memory, loss, love, harmony and dissonance through 7-days of artist workshops, culminating in a publicly accessible sculptural exhibit in Wheeler Place.
Join local furniture designers and makers Jonathan Everett (Everett Creative) and Hannah Cheetham (Built In-Kind) for a one-of-a-kind workshop in the historic Soap Factory arts space during New Annual 2024.
Workshops will be held Friday 27 September - Thursday 03 October.
Prepare to immerse yourself in an explosion of creativity! Work in a team toward a singular artistic vision – to create a collaborative timber sculpture – a piece you will not only help to create, but also see exhibited during the festival.
You're invited to bring an old piece of furniture, something old, something broken, something precious but obsolete. Or you can use some of the recycled furniture available at the studio. Facilitators will guide participants to dismember and re-assemble these old furnishings, taking these items and re-composing into a single collective sculptural artwork.
The artwork will be organically developed with input from all participants, guided by the expert team of makers. Participants will be encouraged to etch poems, thoughts, stories and memories into the work as design features. Beyond the immediate drama of the chaos of the piece, the work will have a strong design element, simplicity in its form - exploring the idea of expressing ’memory’.
Workshops are suitable for attendees aged 16+ years.
FREE PUBLIC EXHIBITION
Over the weekend of 05 & 06 October visit Morphology, the collaborative sculpture created by the workshop participants during the festival. Explore the themes of memory, loss, love, harmony and dissonance via this free sculptural exhibit in Wheeler Place.
DURATION
Fabrication workshops: 3hrs with morning tea provided
Sculpture exhibition: self-guided
SENSORY & CONTENT WARNING
Workshops suitable for attendees aged 16+ years.
The workshops will be held within an artists fabrication studio which will include power tools and machinery (loud noises). All PPE for hearing, eye and dust protection will be provided.
ACCESSIBILITY
Fabrication workshops: due to the historic nature of The Soap Factory building, the workshops will require participants to be fully mobile.
Sculpture exhibition: fully accessible.
ARTISTS & COLLABORATORS
Makers Jonathan Everett and Hannah Cheetham (Everett Creative and Built in-Kind) will lead a team of professional designers and makers to engage and guide members of the public to create a sculpture through hands-on design and built workshops.
Workshop assistants are:
Tom Patterson (furniture maker /member of the Soap Factory)
Georgia Weitenberg (furniture maker /member of the Soap Factory)
Gretal Linich (architecture grad/ furniture maker/facilitator)
Hywel Turner (Furniture maker/boat builder/joiner)
Photo documentation: Edwina Richards
@Built_In_Kind
@Everett_Creative
Workshops will be held Friday 27 September - Thursday 03 October.
Prepare to immerse yourself in an explosion of creativity! Work in a team toward a singular artistic vision – to create a collaborative timber sculpture – a piece you will not only help to create, but also see exhibited during the festival.
You're invited to bring an old piece of furniture, something old, something broken, something precious but obsolete. Or you can use some of the recycled furniture available at the studio. Facilitators will guide participants to dismember and re-assemble these old furnishings, taking these items and re-composing into a single collective sculptural artwork.
The artwork will be organically developed with input from all participants, guided by the expert team of makers. Participants will be encouraged to etch poems, thoughts, stories and memories into the work as design features. Beyond the immediate drama of the chaos of the piece, the work will have a strong design element, simplicity in its form - exploring the idea of expressing ’memory’.
Workshops are suitable for attendees aged 16+ years.
FREE PUBLIC EXHIBITION
Over the weekend of 05 & 06 October visit Morphology, the collaborative sculpture created by the workshop participants during the festival. Explore the themes of memory, loss, love, harmony and dissonance via this free sculptural exhibit in Wheeler Place.
DURATION
Fabrication workshops: 3hrs with morning tea provided
Sculpture exhibition: self-guided
SENSORY & CONTENT WARNING
Workshops suitable for attendees aged 16+ years.
The workshops will be held within an artists fabrication studio which will include power tools and machinery (loud noises). All PPE for hearing, eye and dust protection will be provided.
ACCESSIBILITY
Fabrication workshops: due to the historic nature of The Soap Factory building, the workshops will require participants to be fully mobile.
Sculpture exhibition: fully accessible.
ARTISTS & COLLABORATORS
Makers Jonathan Everett and Hannah Cheetham (Everett Creative and Built in-Kind) will lead a team of professional designers and makers to engage and guide members of the public to create a sculpture through hands-on design and built workshops.
Workshop assistants are:
Tom Patterson (furniture maker /member of the Soap Factory)
Georgia Weitenberg (furniture maker /member of the Soap Factory)
Gretal Linich (architecture grad/ furniture maker/facilitator)
Hywel Turner (Furniture maker/boat builder/joiner)
Photo documentation: Edwina Richards
@Built_In_Kind
@Everett_Creative
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Morphology is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW.
